That’s the view of ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith who saw the Lakers lose their third game of the season to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.
It means the Lakers are still to gain a win this NBA season losing in overtime to the Spurs despite leading by six with 55.6 seconds left.
LeBron James played 43 minutes of that encounter, netting 32 points as well as 14 assists and eight rebounds.
It comes in his first season with the Lakers after opting out of his contract with Cleveland Cavaliers to make the switch.
But Smith believes 33-year-old James will struggle unless the Lakers slow their own pace down for the rest of the season.
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“The pace concerns me because Luke Walton needs to find a way to slow it down,” Smith said.
“LeBron James can’t play at this pace and last 82 games.
“The man is 33. It’s too much for a guy that age, you can’t sustain it.”
James missed two crucial free throws during the defeat to the Spurs, adding to his poor form from the line in late situations.
James in now 10-of-21 on free throws in one-score games since the start of last season.
And Fox Sports analyst Nick Wright slammed the four-time MVP for his performance against the Spurs.
“LeBron’s going to get killed for missing those two free throws and it’s justifiable,” Wright said on First Things First.
“Since the beginning of last year he’s been awful in these late free throw situations.
“[He’s] been the worst player in the league whose shot at least 10 of these clutch potential free throws in the last year.
“He’s going to get killed for that but they lost this game a number of times. They were fortunate to be in overtime.
“The first half, LeBron was really bad. Kuzma kept them in the game. The second half, while LeBron’s offence got going, the Lakers’ defence was nonexistent.”